Vihara Bahtera Bhakti (Chinese: 安卒大伯公廟 ) is a
Taoist temple
A Daoist temple (), also called a () or (), is a place where the Dao is observed and cultivated. It is a place of worship in Taoism. Taoism is a religion that originated in China, with the belief in immortality, which urges people to become i ...
located in
Jakarta
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,
Indonesia
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. The Chinese shrine, or
klenteng, is located in the neighborhood of Ancol, hence it is more popularly known as Klenteng Ancol. It is dedicated to
Da Bo Gong, a deity of land and wealth, and his wife. Established around 1650, it is one of the oldest Taoist temples in Jakarta.
Description
The temple is also known as ''Anxu Da-bo-gong Miao'', "a place of worshipping ''Da Bo Gong''". It is dedicated to
Da Bo Gong (Hokkien ''
Tua Pek Kong
Tua Pek Kong (; Tâi-lô: ''Tuā-peh-kong'') is a Taoist deity in the pantheon of Peranakan folk religion practiced by ethnic Chinese in Malaysia, Singapore, and parts of Indonesia.
Throughout Southeast Asia, Tua Pek Kong is referred as the "Go ...
''), a deity of land and wealth, and his wife Bo Pog. Da Bo Gong is identical with ''Fu-de zheng-shen'', "God of the Earth and Riches" worshipped at
Kim Tek Ie in
Glodok
Glodok () is an Villages of Indonesia, urban village of Taman Sari (Jakarta), Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is also known as Pecinan or Chinatown since the Dutch colonial era, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia. Majority of ...
.
The temple is also dedicated to the Muslim cook of
Cheng Ho
Zheng He (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese eunuch, admiral and diplomat from the early Ming dynasty, who is often regarded as the greatest admiral in Chinese history. Born into a Muslim family as Ma He, he later adopte ...
, Sampo Soei Soe.
The Hokkien name for Da Bo Gong, ''Toa Pe Kong'' gives name to an Indonesian term for statues of Chinese deities, the ''topekong''.
History
The temple was established ca. 1650 under the name Taipekong or Da Bo Gong Temple on the area of Slingerland, to the east side of Ancol River.
As a Chinese temple near Ancol River, it is also known as Klenteng Ancol.
Shrine complex
The shrine complex consists of a main building which houses the Main Sanctuary, as well as other rooms e.g. the House of Guardian and the Sanctuary of Buddha.
The main sanctuary of the Ancol Chinese Temple is dedicated to Da-bo-gong and his wife Bo-pog, both can be regarded as a projection of the couple buried in the sanctuary. The main sanctuary houses three altars. At the center is an altar with statues of the couple ''Sampo Soeisoe'' ("Sanbao (honorary title) Helmsman") and his wife ''Ibu Sitiwati'' ("Madam Sitiwati"). ''Sampoe Soeisoe'' is supposed to be identical with Wang Zschu-cheng (also Wang Ching-hung), a Muslims helmsman of Admiral
Zheng He
Zheng He (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese eunuch, admiral and diplomat from the early Ming dynasty, who is often regarded as the greatest admiral in History of China, Chinese history. Born into a Muslims, Muslim famil ...
who was left behind in Java and founded the shrine of Da-bo-gong. To the left is an altar with statues of ''San-bao daren'' and his wife ''Ibu Mone'' ("Madam Mone", the younger sister of Sitiwati). To the right is the tomb of ''Kong Toe-Tjoe-Seng''. Admiral Zheng He was known in Indonesia as ''Sampo Toa-lang'' or ''Sampo Tai-jin'' and has a temple dedicated in
Semarang
Semarang (Javanese script, Javanese: , ''Kutha Semarang'') is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Netherlands, Dutch Dutch East Indies, colonial era, and is still an important regio ...
, the
Sampo Kong, the largest Chinese temple of Semarang.
Behind the main building is the tomb of ''Embah Said Areli Dato Kembang''.
The architecture of the temple is Chinese-Buddhist architecture with a style that is specifically associated with a holy Muslim tomb because it is a shrine for a Muslim.
See also
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Kim Tek Ie Temple (金德院), Jakarta
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Boen Tek Bio
Boen Tek Bio (, English: Temple of Literature and Virtue) is the oldest Chinese temple in Tangerang, Indonesia. It is located at the corner of Jalan Bhakti and Jalan Cilame in the heart of Pasar Lama, Tangerang's old market district.
Founded in ...
(文德廟), Tangerang
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Tay Kak Sie Temple (大覺寺), Semarang
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Sanggar Agung (宏善堂), Surabaya
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Hoo Ann Kiong Temple
Hoo Ann Kiong Temple (, known as Vihara Sejahtera Sakti in Indonesian language, Indonesian) is the oldest Chinese Taoism temple in Selat Panjang. This temple is the oldest in Riau province and on Jalan Ahmad Yani, Selat Panjang, Riau. It is on ...
(護安宮), Riau
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Ban Hin Kiong Temple
Ban Hin Kiong () is a Taoist temple at Jl. D.I. Panjaitan, Manado. It is the oldest temple in the city of Manado. This temple was established in 1819, then in 1893 there was built a shrine or known as ''Tek Kong Su'' in Hokkien dialect, Hokkien. A ...
(萬興宮), Manado
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Gunung Timur Temple
Gunung Timur Temple () is a Chinese temple which is the largest in the city of Medan, Indonesia and possibly also on the island of Sumatra. This temple was built in the 1962 and dedicated to Dongyue Dadi (東嶽大帝). This temple is located ...
(東嶽觀), Medan
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Satya Dharma Temple (保安宮), Bali
References
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Taoist temples in Indonesia
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1650
17th-century Taoist temples